tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post1016634314644358170..comments2015-02-20T09:13:05.267-05:00Comments on The Velvet Blog: My uncle stayed in the area last year. He showed me a picture.Jim Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-81595864905782453902012-01-18T10:03:17.114-05:002012-01-18T10:03:17.114-05:00The director hasn&#39;t convinced me he&#39;s ever...The director hasn&#39;t convinced me he&#39;s ever seen a movie before.Jim Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-81095518370668768442012-01-18T09:26:42.307-05:002012-01-18T09:26:42.307-05:00Well, for one, no one is even miked. It&#39;s the ...Well, for one, no one is even miked. It&#39;s the &quot;hollow-room&quot; effect they&#39;re so desperately striving for. You&#39;d think they&#39;d somehow rig a boom mic, but then, the shadow would be visible constantly -- obviously they wanted to avoid that.<br /><br />The acting is convincingly high-schoolish -- the director really succeeded in persuading us that these are all high-school seniors (and their asst. profs.) who are most definitely going to meet a grisly end. By the end.<br /><br />Bravo, I say, bravo!ChefNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506706291656673082noreply@blogger.com